Gregory & Watts' Audio Guides

Tim Gregory and Oliver Watts present alternate audio guides to major exhibitions and visual culture events. Gregory and Watts mash their role as lecturers, artists and theorists to offer a part critical, part irreverent discussion that can be freely downloaded and listened to while viewing the "guided" event.

Public Sculpture, Martin Place, Sydney. Das Superpaper, Issue 24, Aug, 2012Gregory and Watts walk around the CBD and chat about 5 public sculptures. What is the role of public art? Does public art from 100 years ago still speak to us? Gregory and Watts discuss Realism vs. Idealism, civic duty, nationalism, hypercapitalism and Kochie and Mel. Produced in conjunction with an article for Das Superpaper.

Gregory and Watts discuss the role of the painter Titorelli in Kafka's novel, The Trial. Titorelli, a 1920's painter has much to say that is relevant to the contemporary role of portraiture, imaging the law and the social embedding of art.

Gregory & Watts walk through Sydney and discuss three structures- the Town Hall, Milsons Point/Luna Park Wharf and 1 Bligh. Who or what authorises a building? How does the architect respond to culture and society? Gregory & Watts examine the ideologies which shape the form and function of these buildings.